The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-10
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Keeping Schedules Of the Invitations
for the Western Trip.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-Invtations con-
tinue to pour in on the President. Almost
the entire time Of one clerk is occupied in
scheduling and recording them. The Presi-
dent has been invited to visit almost every
city in the West and South, including San
Francisco, New Orleans and Galveston.
Among the invitations today was one from
Gov. Gray, of Indiana, urging the President
to make stop at Indianapolis. "A telegram
was also received from Providence asking
the President to visit that city on his rum
ored trip to Marion, Mass, where Mrs. Cleve-
land is visiting. Col. Lamont sent short
reply to the effect that the President has no
intention of visiting Massachusetts at pres
ent. The President has about made up his
City, and little farther South than Atlanta.
He does not desire to be absent more than 20
days.
The Prepayment Circular.
Application for the prepayment Of Inter
est under Secretary Fairchild's recent circu-
lar were received today on bonds amounting
to 81 ,343,00O making total to date Of S6,612-
$50.
Busy Interstate Commerce Conn
nissioners.
A number of citizens of Fair Haven, VT,
complain to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission that the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company Echarge S12 carload for hauling
coal or lumber from Whitehall to Fair Haven.
80 miles, which rate they maintain is unrea-
sonable and contrary to the Interstate law.
The Virginia Campaign.
The Virginia campaign has already fairly
opened. The Democrats have taken their
positions and made up the issues for the
fight, and Mohone's Republican State Com
mlttee will meet in Petersburg tomorrow to
determine on the policy to be pursued by
that party. Prominent Republicans say that
no convention will be called this year. 1t is
nominations are to be made. One of General
Mahone's most confidential frieEds in the
State expresses the belief that his parry will
conhne the issues of the campaign chiefly to
national questions. The most prominent
among these will probably be the repeal of
the internal revenue system, the Blair Edu-
cational bill, tariff and the policy generally
pursued by the Democratic administration.
The expectation is that the Redublcan State
Committee will tomorrow appoint a sub-c0m-
mittee to prepare an address to the voters of
the State Hon. John 5. Wise and some of
the young leaders who have followed Ma
hone in other campaigns, will be with him
again this year. 1t is understood that Ma
hone will himself take part in the approach
ing canvass.
The New War Ships.
In the bidding ON the new warships there
was not a single bid from any one south of
the Delaware river. although considerable
was heard in the debates upon this law, of
the capacity of the iron works and ship
building establishments in New Orleans and
elsewhere in the South. Possibly the stric
conditions which Secretary Whitney i'm
poses in the contract may have deferred all
taaAFE Ia
The bid from the Union Iron Works Of San
Francisco comes from a responsible firm, but
the bid is higher than that of Cramp & Sons
for the same cruisers, while Cramp Il Sons
are the only bidders for cruiser No. /. The
Quintard Company of New York Tor the
firm Of N. f. Palmer & Coz, ON the other
hand, has the lowest bid for the two gnn-
boats. 1t is the impression at the Navy De-
partment that the contract for the cruisers
will be awarded to Cramp & Sons, and that
the contract for the gunboats will be given
70 the Quintard Company. 1t is curious
Circumstance that one member Of the firm Of
Palmer ~ Co. Is the assignee of John Roach,
and that once more the successful bidders
for the warships come from the Delaware,
which is TO continue the Clyde of America.
The indications are that all Of the new ships
of war authorized by the existing law will
be built on the Delaware, fact which will
give the skilled workingmen of that locality
much satisfaction. The bids are all within
the limit Of the appropriations end the bid
ders are all responsible.
The Nations Trading.
The latest reports of the Bureau of Statis-
tics, just issued, gives some interesting facts
about the commerce of the year which ended
June 30th. 1t shows that we sold to our
neighbors in various parts Of the world, last
year, S703, 100000 worth of our productions.
or about Two million dollars worth of sales
per day, the year round. This is about forty
millions more than we made the preceding
year. That.this is eminently an agricultural
country Is easy to see from the most casual
examination of the details of exports. OF
the seven hundred and three millions worth
of exports, five hundred and twenty three
millions were agricultural products. Cotton,
breadstuffs, and meats, are the main arti-
cles on which this five hundred and twenty
three million dollars were raised. Cotton Is
still king, for that alone brought S220, ,OO0, 900
into this country from abroad, 500, 900, 900 of
1t Tor the raw cotton, 5000, 900 for the man.
ufactured article. Breadstuffs brought S165-
100000 and meats and dairy products S92,-
100000. The exports of manufactures
amounted to $1S5, 100000 in value, or less
than two-thirds OF the value of cotton ex-
ported and less than the exports of bread
stuffs. In list Of twenty-five principal ar
ticles of exports, Great Britain and ireland
head the list Of those purchasing from us 2C
OF the 20 articles in question and usually
take three-fourths of the entire amount ex.
ported.
Although the farming products formed a
very large part of the value of goods
shipped abroad last year. the number and
variety OF articles, entering into the list Of
expectations is something. There are NOW.
ers, and reapers. and plows, and cultivators
etc, to the value Of millions of dollars
There are S10,OO0,0O0 worth Of live animals
Of which S9,000,000 were cattle. There ART
candles and cars and carriages ana sausage
| castings, a half million dollars worth of tn,
latter delectable article alone. OF dried ap
| pies there were over one half million dol
lars worth, and Of green apples, over mil
| lion dollars. OF rags there were over 1900,
900 pounds. OF butter there were twelv,
| million pounds, and of cheese 81 millions
Alcohol and whiskey and that sort of stuf
were in very little demand, for the tota
value Of spirits sent abroad was less than
million dollars. against p millions the pre-
ceeding year.
Maine Pensions.
The following pensions have been grantee
| to Maine people: